Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

SAN JOSE, California — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan isn't interested in ideology. He's into results, even if that makes him a few high-profile enemies along the way.

San Jose’s Democratic mayor defends plan to arrest homeless people who refuse shelter Mayor Matt Mahan’s policy is that those who refuse shelter on three occasions will be detained, arrested ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and the police chief are touting a new court-ordered injunction that bars suspected drug dealers ...

San José Mayor Matt Mahan's proposal could jail homeless residents who refuse offers of shelter 3 times, due to many repeatedly refusing to accept such assistance.

"Our expectation is that there will be intervention, including law enforcement intervention, if you repeatedly refuse an appropriate shelter placement," San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said Tuesday.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposes jailing homeless people who refuse shelter services after three times, deviating from his party's progressive flank.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, right, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s, left, discuss a proposal to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

San José Mayor Matt Mahan is proposing that unhoused people who refuse multiple offers of shelter should face arrest, arguing that they have a “responsibility” to move indoors if the city has a bed ...

Last month, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan introduced a new policy that would amend the municipal code, allowing authorities to arrest homeless residents on trespassing charges if they refuse housing ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is challenging Democratic political norms in a way that has prompted questions about his future ambitions. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP ...